Asthma and Asian Americans

  • In 2024, Asian American adults had asthma at a rate that was 48% lower than adults of the total population.1
  • In 2021, non-Hispanic Asian Americans died from asthma at a rate that was 34% lower than the total population.2

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Occurrence

Adults

Current asthma among adults ages 18 and over, percentage, 2024
AsianTotal PopulationRatio (Asian / Total)
4.58.60.52
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. (2025). Interactive summary health statistics for adults: Percentage of current asthma for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2024. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Adults ages 18 and over who have ever been told they have asthma, percentage, 2020 - 2022
Asian*Total PopulationRatio (Asian* / Total)
4.713.60.35
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). Most recent asthma data. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Children and Adolescents

Current asthma among children under 18 years of age, percentage, 2024
AsianTotal Population
Ratio (Asian / Total)
3.66.50.55
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. (2025). Interactive summary health statistics for children: Percentage of current asthma for children under age 18 years, United States, 2024. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Children under 18 years of age ever having asthma, percentage, 2024
AsianTotal PopulationRatio (Asian* / Total)
7.39.70.75
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. (2025). Interactive summary health statistics for children: Percentage of ever having asthma for children under age 18 years, United States, 2024. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Mortality

Adults

Asthma mortality among adults ages 18 and over, rate per million, 2021
Asian*Total PopulationRatio (Asian* / Total)
8.613.10.66
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). Most recent asthma data. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

*Population is non-Hispanic in the data source.

1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). National Center for Health Statistics. Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults. Percentage of current asthma for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2024. (Back to top)

2 Most Recent Asthma Data | Asthma Data | CDC (Back to top)


Date Last Reviewed: January 2026